rob39

No worries mate

Anyone had any experience with Esse burners. Their 301 and 350 models apparently fit straight into a standard fire opening and need very little fitting.

https://esse.com/multifuel-stoves/esse-350-mf/

https://esse.com/multifuel-stoves/esse-301-mf/

Hi looking for some advice on smaller stoves. My current fire place opening is W 430mm D 350mm H 560mm, hearth depth from fire opening 430mm. Are their any 4kw + multi fuel stoves which would fit in this space, still give good heat output without having to increase the fire opening or increase the hearth depth as I believe the hearth has to extend 300mm beyond the stove??

Any one recommend a supplier of 5' hornbeam, cheaper the better. Need about 35 of them

How about

BEECH, GREEN (Fagus sylvatica). Hedging Plants, Trees, Shrubs and Conifers.

Can buy at 4-5ft

Need a decent hedge which has all year round foliage and quick growing (not leylandii) to get to 6ft

What's the weight of the nets? soft/hardwood??

Cheers

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Its looking likely I'm going to be made redundant in the next 2-3 months. Im a keen Gardner worked in the forestry some years ago as a gopher then cutter then choker man, regularly cut/strim a few gardens for 4 elderly couples as well as some basic landscape stuff (laying paths, fencing etc), still take down the odd tree but very occasionally.

I'm looking to see if I can expand on this and turn it in to a small business. Looking at pricing ideas, what could I charge etc. I'm in Ayrshire I'm looking at taking up some further tree felling/maintenance courses to get me up to standard. Also idea where I can get info on council grass cutting/maintenance contracts?????

Any info would be greatly appreciated

Rob

Thanks Pete message sent.

How long do you leave the sticks to dry

When would you sand the stubs left from the branches

Would you clean off with wire wool when still green

Where do you get your supplies from, ferrules, spacers, antler etc

And are their patterns for handles??

I finish all my sticks with Tru oil, leaves a stunning finish and is hard as nails, for some inspiration have a look at my friends website "Norfolk Walking Sticks".

 

Stuart

Amazing walking sticks

Hi all

I've got some poles of Birch and Hazel which would make perfect walking staffs. (currently drying naturally)

Anyone have any idea on the idea thickness?

I'm wanting to keep the bark on so whats the best way of cleaning them?

May take some bark off a couple of them so whats the best way to do this?

Whats the best coating for the finished product, Danish oil? Linseed oil? Varnish?

Best prep prior to coating?

Any other advice on making walking sticks??

Its not my crop :-( and its south of the border, was just visiting. I've about a dozen tree's in my garden. Was buying a property with 6 acres of wood but this fell through 48hrs before we were moving in.

Hi all just wondering if the willow species Goat willow is a good wood for coppicing and fuel burn. Visited a friends site today and is full with Goat willow,around 8 acres of the wood most trees have around 6-8 limbs averaging 6" diameter. Not sure how this species will regrow but should be quick.

If you wish to use solid fuel to economize on oil then you really need to connect it into the same transfer mechanism as the oil heating. Attempting to economize on oil by running a Roomheater with the (room) doors open is unlikely to be satisfactory, tends to result in a living room you cannot live in and bedrooms which are a bit chilly.

 

Frankly at today's oil prices it is unlikely to be economic either.

 

Your description sounds more like a lounge fire which will be lit evenings and weekends, and nothing wrong with that, 3-4 cube should last a long time.

 

Cheers

Mac

I think your spot on their, never used a stove before so its a learning curve. Thinking a 4-5kw stove, living room is 3.5m x 5.9m x 2.7 high with the second room very similar size. Bedrooms 3.5m x 4.5m

Probably partial heating. The cottage were buying has electric heating (has 2 rooms downstairs 2 upstairs. small extension with bathroom kitchen in it).

Going for Oil for primary heat/hot water but putting multi fuel burner in, in the hope we can ease off the oil and heat the cottage via the stove. leave a door open so it permeates through the house and up through the floor boards (wishful thinking)

£94 for 0.73m3 and £120 for 1m3 free delivery on full load also air dried or I can palletise.

Free delivery all way down to Girvan (well near Girvan)

I could supply hardwood logs air dried for £130 plus a pound a mile delivery,2.4 cube loose on a tipper.or bulk bags from 80 pound a cube plus delivery.jake

Nice to know Jake

The best way to buy logs is whichever option is most economical for your set of circumstances

 

If you are physically fit with plenty of storage space and an enclosed stove setup then buy unseasoned logs regardless of spices, stack them yourself and air dry them.

 

If you are short of storage space you will need seasoned logs.

 

If you have an open fire then you will want to avoid softwood

 

Find a supplier who offers the product you need and then work out the most economical route for you, reduce all the options to a price per cubic metre on your drive or in your shed.

 

If, as seems likely you are in SW Scotland then delivery will be an important part of the equation.

I'm near Girvan.

Plan was buy seasoned wood this year then stack/dry unseasoned for the

coming years. But unsure how much wood would you use in a year??

I have an enclosed stove and some space

Decide which delivery suits you ie loose loads or bags then buy by volume

but looks like you will have some working out to do with all the different sizes.

1 cubic metre of loose logs will equate to about 0.7 of stacked ones roughly.

Hope this helps, Chris.

Yea that helps

Hi all

What's the best value way of buying logs. Some companies sell by the Builders bag (bulk bag)softwood KD (kiln dried) £65-£75 Hardwood KD £90-£105, (roughly 0.9m3 per bag) though one company in the s/w Scotland sells hardwood logs 1m3 bag for £70 softwood for £60 1m3, another delivers loose trailer loads from 2 to 10 cubic metre loads from £140-£700. Palleted birch KD 1m3 £160 2m3 £250 or a S/W Scot company 1.6m3 pallet £110 Softwood £95

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Any thoughts

Nice vid. Arrrrgh the smell of freshly cut spruce takes me back to the days of cutting in the changue forest (Barr)

2ft probably be a good size